8 episodes

Sex, lies, control, secrets: The inside story of a husband’s plot to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachute - as told by the team of detectives who refused to give up on the case. itv.com/nostringsattached

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    • 4.7 • 351 Ratings

Sex, lies, control, secrets: The inside story of a husband’s plot to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachute - as told by the team of detectives who refused to give up on the case. itv.com/nostringsattached

    Episode 1: Freefall

    Episode 1: Freefall

    It is Easter Sunday, 2015. Strapped to Vicky Cilliers' back is a parachute which had been sabotaged. How does she survive the fall from 4,000 feet? It doesn’t look like a crime, but the skydiving centre call in police to help the inquiry. But when detectives start looking, they uncover a secret world of sex, lies, deceit and payday loans. And the saboteur has been clever. There is no real proof this is anything but an accident.
    Wiltshire Police detectives start looking into the lives of a ‘picture-perfect’ couple in an inquiry which would impact the investigators in a way they could never foresee. Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 27 min
    Episode 2: Slinkies

    Episode 2: Slinkies

    Detective Constable Maddy Hennah tells how a phone call from a friend of Vicky Cilliers made her look more closely at the private life of her army sergeant husband. DC Hennah joins with two other experienced detectives to form a trio who make it their professional goal to solve this remarkable case. They start by asking the question of the 4,000-foot fall Vicky survived: Was it an accident, a malfunction or sabotage?
    As Vicky continues her miraculous recovery, the detectives wonder what kind of home and husband she’s returning to. And Emile Cilliers offers detectives an explosive admission. Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 31 min
    Episode 4: Lifting The Mask

    Episode 4: Lifting The Mask

    The secret life Emile Cilliers has been concealing from his life is exposed. We visit the sex club which banned the army sergeant.
    Police receive back an analysis of the download from Emile Cilliers' phone, exposing the scale of his infidelity and deceit. They sift through the 32,000 messages between Emile, his conquests and escorts.
    Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 31 min
    Episode 3: Is The Stove Working?

    Episode 3: Is The Stove Working?

    Detectives Paul Frankin and Mark Lewis tell of the trauma of breaking heartfelt, dreadful news to Vicky Cilliers after her husband’s arrest. She is furious police have arrested her husband over her attempted murder. Vicky has her own revelation which stuns the experienced detectives and sets the inquiry in yet another new direction.
    Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 29 min
    Episode 5: Overlooked and Overwhelmed

    Episode 5: Overlooked and Overwhelmed

    The detectives all believe Emile Cilliers tried to murder his wife Vicky, but they still have no direct evidence. Wiltshire Police is buffeted by multiple large-scale, complex, politically-sensitive inquiries, meaning the trio of detectives are left overlooked and overwhelmed - with one realising just how close to home this inquiry is taking her. A revelation in Emile Cilliers' text messages leads police to ask more questions of their prime suspect.
    Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 32 min
    Episode 6: Cold Blooded Logic

    Episode 6: Cold Blooded Logic

    What is a coercive, controlling relationship? And how do you spot the signs? Emile Cilliers’ teenage sweetheart reveals how the army sergeant began an alarming pattern of behaviour in early life. And we meet the daughter whose first memory has left her scarred. One of the country’s leading clinical psychologists describes how he helped the police frame their questioning and approach to Emile Cilliers. And detectives confront Emile Cilliers in a police interrogation.
    Read more about this podcast series and see extra video content at www.itv.com/nostringsattached.

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
351 Ratings

351 Ratings

Bazlid ,

Fascinating account - great delivery

Fascinating account of this crime delivered beautifully by Robert Murphy. Credit to the detectives for their unwavering pursuit of the truth.

TaraCMilne ,

Excellent

I was hooked by this podcast all the way through. Grippingly told and completely bingeworthy, a fascinating account of an almost unbelievable story. I really liked the reporter’s personable style of delivery.

Spitfire Lu ,

Weird

I know Emile personally, so for you to be so accurate on his behaviour, weirds me out.
I hope he never gets to see the outside world again.

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